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Achievement information

In the last two years CETIS has been working with JISC to support the technical development of the Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR), through the Burgess Steering Group.

The HEAR technical specification developed with input from suppliers involved in implementation was published in March is available at: http://www.xcri.org/wiki/index.php/HEAR

The JISC funded Digital Academic Records Exchange (DARE) project is now implementing the specification: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/umf/DARE.aspx

The recent establishment of a European Standard on Achievement Information, EN 15981, co-authored by CETIS staff, has set the scene for the future introduction of a British Standard with an Annex defining the HEAR in accordance with EN 15981.

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29 Feb 2012 Simon Grant
We had a badges session last week at the CETIS conference (here are some summary slides and my slides on some requirements). I'd like to reflect on that, not directly (as Phil has done) but instead by looking forward on how a badge system for leisure activity might be put together.
Achievement information Competences Assessment (Practice)
02 Feb 2012 Sharon's Blog
Relationship management is becoming increasingly important in the tertiary education sector as education institutions try to meet the challenges of funding cuts and increased student and community expectations. Customer relationships, if handled effectively, will bring benefits to both the organisation and the sector as a whole and it is in this area that JISC developed the Relationship Management Programme.
Achievement information Architecture and Modelling Packaged Content Customer Relationship Management Student Lifecycle Relationship Management Relationship Management Standards
30 Nov 2011 Simon Grant
Badges can be seen as recognisable tokens of status or achievement. But tokens don't work in a vacuum, they depend on other things to make them work. Perhaps looking at these may help us understand how they might be used, both for portfolios and elsewhere.
Achievement information Competences Assessment (Technology)
25 Oct 2011 Rowin Young
Meaningful work placements and graduate employability have always been an important part of university education and preparation for a professional future in certain disciplines, and are arguably even more so today in a climate of limited employment opportunities, with high university fees and loans positioning students as customers investing in their future careers.  Certain subject [...]
Portfolio Achievement information e-Portfolio (Technology) Standards
21 Oct 2011 Phil Barker
There were two themes running through this workshop organised by the Strategic Content Alliance: technical potential and legal barriers. An important piece of background is the Hargreaves report. The potential of text and data mining is probably well understood in technical circles, and were well articulated by JohnMcNaught of NaCTeM. Briefly the potential lies in [...]
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Achievement information Resources


HEAR Technical Specification
Date: Oct 2011
Hefce HEAR site
Date: Oct 2011
The Hefce site has the latest information on the HEAR
JISC site Higher Education Achievement Record
Date: Oct 2011
JISC work on HEAR
Achievement Information Working Group
Date: Oct 2011
Resources from the Achievement Information Working Group

Achievement information Publications